Saturday-Night Theatre: Wilaya 7
Sat 29th Dec 1979, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM
By John Kirkmorris
Algeria 1962: towards the end of the war for the independence of the Moslem population, a deputation from Gaullist headquarters arrives at a French army base. Their mission - to locate an irreconcilable rebel who has been hunted without success for years. He is urgently required to attend a peace conference. An old friend of his, a woman journalist, is escorted by a cynical but brilliant soldier on a highly dangerous expedition to track him down.
Director: Cherry Cookson
Phillipe Leger: Michael Jayston
Nadia Destouches: Caroline Blakiston
Col Ferre: Patrick Troughton
General: John Bott
Cecile: Jane Wenham
Picot: David Daker
Mohgrebi: Philip Voss
Rossi: Michael Harbour
Velin: Rod Beacham
Francoise: Elizabeth Rider
Zohra: Valerie Sarrup
Selim/Announcer: John Church
Jacques/Sentry/Operator: John Bull
Frederic/Tannoy: Michael McStay
With Michael Jayston, Caroline Blakiston, Patrick Troughton, David Daker, John Bott